Gonadotrophin-releasing activity of histones H2A and H2B

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-294

  Brown, O A ^a   Sosa, Y E ^a   Goya, R G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calcium; Diacylglycerol; FSH; Histones; LH; MB35; Pituitary cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CYCLIC AMP; EGTAZIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HISTONES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031961061     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050152     Document Type: Article

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